New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-08

the defect1Ve car axle, saying thSt ~ epiV VIC A"
by unequal pressure.
The sitting Of the commission has brought somc
prominent Vermont men here. among them Lieu
tenant-iovernor Fuller and President Tinkham of
the Vermont Dairy Association. The cost Of re-
building the bridge Is put at 100000.
CONTINUING THE SEARCH FOR THE DEAD
A FEW FRAGMENTS OF BODIES .YOUND-sOME OF
THE WOUNDED PERSONS NARRATE THEIR Ex-
PERIENCH.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Feb. tSpecaD.-The
wreckng force at work to-day on the Ice under the
Woodstock bridge piers smaller than 1t was yes
terdav. Tho bulk of the wreckage from ths burnt
train had been cleared away Sunday, the rusting
car wheels and bent steel rails, with the spintered
sunken beams, being piled in two black heaps on
each side Of the bridge The rope lines for policing
the work we're still drawn tightly and guarded by the
DEPUTY sherhs and watchmen. The crowd OF spec
tators which swarmed on the frozen river from All
directions yesterday, was missing. The gay sleighs
with Sunday robes and well groomed horses, mao
given way 10 more sober everyda, outfits. festcr
DAYS storm had brought out of rich fur cloaks
and great coats The shone to-day tor while
and the mercury stood some points above zero, yet
the streets of the struggling town OF Hartford and
along the narrow winding road that leads out OF the
The dead house White River Village. or Hart
ford as it Is often called closed to-day tor the
frat time, by order OF the railroad 0mcals VINO con-
stitute sort of mpromptu board OF information, and
the curious loungers In tho streets and hotels bave
been loud in denounoing this measure OF dec"ncy as
an invasion OF their most valued privileges. lhrre
was title trouble at the wreck, however, from the
oyer-curious The relef train lett White River june
ton about $3.50 a. m. and the fifty odd canadian and
native coal and freight handlers we're set to work
prompty at little OF the iron work from the
pullman cars was still lying halt in and halt out OF the
shallow water between the west shore aid the nrst
pier where diminishing black pool showed, about
| which the neu ioe constantly forming Flve
bodies were taken out OF this pool yesterday and the
chief search was made here Between the other piers
the lee had not broken and only the sooty rails and
broken bars with hne coat OF wood ashes and frozen
| fragments of wreck over them were lett to show
| where the passenger coaches had fallen and been
burned. few men worked here with picks ana
shove rolling about the blackened rubbish IN search
of jewery shreds of clothes and Otter marks oil deh
tfoation Much of the ground had been gone over on
Saturday but the sharp-eyed dggers found little
pile of vauabes bit by bit. Among the pieces were
a ladys Geneva gold watch gold ring Of 4O carats
| Judged from its size to have been mans silver
dollar n pocketbOOk with So in 1t in Canadian bills ;
| n Vermont Central Railroad baggage check, No
0066; two SILVER pocket pieces and lot Oh siilai
change Several fragments OF bodies were discovered
| too this morning in the ice and others were hshed
from the pool Some of the thick ice, near the west
bank of the river where the current seems strongest
was cut and search made there.
The chet work OF The day the clearing on OF the
broken trucks and wheels. Nearly all these were
pu,led ont and hauled away, horse first drawing
them aside ith rope and tackle and then dragging
them away on sled. Some Oi the tlmbers Tor "a new
bridge have been oct In place against the Two aou,
the river gorge. The railroad men expect to have
things in condition 20 operate the road by Saturday
The accident has dsarranged all but through pass
Things were ,hieter at the little wlite farm house
on the east bank of the river, sheltered nuer the DIG
| land pier All except friends and physicians were
turned away from the door half-iTozen persons
seeking some shelter from the cold There are no
the relief engines which cannot be crowded aud much
suffering has been the result People IRON distance
summoned at a mouepte notice, with ihsuihcient
clothing Tor so rigo winter, hnd zero tempera-
ture most CisagreeaDle Tor outdoor work 1he towns
along the White River are all strongly local option
The wouoded at both Hartford and White River
Junction are doing we'll tor the most part They are
in charge OF a competent local medical board com
posed OF Dls l.. NJ. bingham, \. I. Giinnell, Frost
| aud Curuer, all men OF high standing IN the W mite
| River region. Some OF the wounded applied to-day
Tor ransportation to their homes or to the points TO
which they had bought tickets. All arrangements Tor
| sending the injured home are in the hands OF tie
Board of Information. as 1t Is called. Attorney
Tarbe has general personal charge oi the injured
| Mr. Dennson OF Royalton end Mr.. Hatch. railroad
official do the office work. having their headquarters
in Peasc's Hotel, Hartford.
Mrs. Charles kastner, OF No ~ Chandler ST. bos-
ton was well enough to talk this morning about the
| accident. She said that she had taken the Boston
sleeper and the right hand side OF the car the
side on which il tell " elt the shaking and falling
through the air distinctly" she continued and was
almost knocked scpseess by the shock ! found my
self pinned down by wooden spnters up to my waist
n
covered il completely. felt it growing hot, when the
flames broke out. l fifteen minutes IN the car
before was rescued but il seemed three times as long
as that The inen from the outside pulled ME out 1
saw IaGy halt in the pool and halt out just as the
timbers and mattress were lifted. Then the car
seemed 10 break apart and the woman, vino snatched
mt me- with "A scream disappeared entirely. Twas un-
conscious atterv ard. expect to 20 home as soon as
can pet some clothes. Those had were burned III
the wreck" -, IL, IN,
Frank NJ Pratt secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in Springfield, exI ects to 20 on to
| Montreal tomorrow. lie talked n few minutes this
morning in Peose's Hotel. was III the Springfield
Pullman ca-,p he said, " and had berth NO. ON the
lett ,ile OF the car the side that fell uppermost My
| foot was caught but | managed to climb out OF the
| window which WIS nearest my berth. The ear seemed
TO fatten out when it struck the ice. | saw ,oung
| Wesson, who had berth opposite little below ms;
He was almost covered by pile OF tnbers. helped
TO rull Miss Lcye out. She had berth N the same
section think with Mr.. Wesson We tried to get him
ont but IL was OF no use. The flames came too qucky "
The lamp exploded, think, in the crash and soaked
things with oil, that they burned hercelJ;
Annie Murphy. whose back was severely li9uieu;, t;
showed signs OF improvement to-day. She said that
she ,as in the day coach from Boston on her way 10
Burlington Vt. She thought that the seats were II
we'll hlled. About dozen of them had no occupants
at all There were two people in some seats and IN
some there Only one. g0Od mahS PasschSe''
got off at White River Junction.
| Iouis CombremOnt OF No. 70 John-st, New-iork,
s,id i" was in the ST. Albans sleeper and was on
husipess trip to Montreal, Quebec and chicago am
an agent for a watch firm III nw'tZeriahu anu nare
nartner in New-York Alter the car tipped sideways
Il tinr ed back and then fell. Ii struck on ITS wheels
upon the ice below. Immediately the roof OF The car
crushed ia like an egg-shell. No doubt many were
killed by the timbers before ihe III h,e ie'eneu .nei
managed TO get out with little effort, but only had
an nv shirt and drawers. Ii was iearfully c0id
Love SINCE learned tnat it IL below zero
wandered about tor few minutes, trying to colcc